Feeding on Diseases: Fashion Development or Ailment?

11 Jan Feeding on Diseases: Fashion Development or Ailment?

http://diet program.com Sarah sits down with clinical nutritionist, Alexis Beck(www.nutritionrx.com), to focus on national ingesting dysfunction recognition week. From Anorexia and bulimia to disordered ingesting, Food plan.com presents you details on how to get aid.

misstiggykins

I have struggled with anorexia nervosa for 30 yrs. I never 'chose' to develop the illness. I started to restrict food and to over-exercise in response to trauma and anxiety. I found that I couldn't stop because my mind was dominated by thoughts that instructed me to starve and exercise in a ritualistic way. I had OCD before anorexia. The suggestion that anorexia nervosa is actually caused by the media and celebrity culture is complete nonsense.﻿

misstiggykins

Eating disorders are mental illnesses not fashion trends. Anorexia nervosa (AN) has been documented back 100s of years. Recent research has linked AN to inherited neuro-developmental conditions such as autism. The brains of individuals with AN process information in a particular way – focusing on detail and systemising. The individual often sees their body as 'wrong'. They also set themselves rules around food/eating which they feel compelled to stick to. AN is not vanity but a brain illness.﻿

frozen1black1rain

plutoplatters

"disordered eating" i've heard it all ! LOLLLL We've made ourselves dizzy with ALL food related subjects ! If we had lives like the pioneers we'd be busy "working" and not playing mind games. Never has something been so " coddled" so enabled and supported by it's own participants. Please don't get mad at me for writing this as it's " not my fault" due to previous trauma(s)﻿

pongman

I understand what you're saying however psychiatry is not an exact science if it were we wouldn't have all these people with psych problems. The reason we have all these drugs is to try by trial and error. If one doesn't work doctors try something else. Hence the research on marijuana use with eating disorders. It has been advocated for AIDS/HIV patients.﻿

Ashley Robjohns

While I'm not advocating for or against marijuana use, I don't think advising anyone with an eating disorder to smoke pot is such a good idea. Obviously there are psychological problems already apparent and introducing a substance that may alter ones state of mind would likely have a negative outcome one way or another. It is widely known that to break a habit you must replace it with another, to replace not eating with anything other than eating correctly is counter productive.﻿

pongman

lol, actually they are doing research on this and it shows some promise. They use it for cancer patients and they are testing it on anorexia patients as well. Google anorexia and marijuana. Next time don't jump to conclusions you nitwit.﻿

pongman

I think people who have a problem with anorexia should try smoking pot. Just a thought from a personal standpoint. I can't imagine anyone having that strong of willpower avoiding a brownie after smoking pot.﻿